Atheists getting another chance once passed on?
Question from Anonymous on 11/2/2012:

Hello, my boyfriend's best friend suddenly passed
almost a year ago, and he was an atheist. My boyfriend
says since he sees apparitions of him, he no longer
believes in Hell, and thinks religion is a way to 'feed
weak minds fake information' of the sorts. He doesn't
think it's real and it's all a way to convince people
to believe in them, getting money, etc.
Because of the churches he's been to, not Catholic,
he's heard all atheists go strait to Hell for hating
God. I'm not sure where he went, but I assume it's
protestant.

(About the friend that passed, I'm not sure if he
practiced being atheist or was just an atheist in
general not caring, etc. People now a days really
exaggerate their 'beliefs'. For all I know, he could've
just been agnostic, but my boyfriend is certain he was
atheist.)

I wanted to know what should I tell him? I want to be
with my boyfriend, but then again I would like him to
be religious as well, since I'd plan to marry him if
the time comes and I don't want to raise children in an
atheist/catholic family matter.

Answer by Richard Geraghty on 11/21/2012:

Dear Anon,

You are quite wise to consider take into account the religious views of one you might marry. I do not know what you could tell him in order to change his mind. He sounds pretty hostile to religion. Some times prospective wives overlook that fact, figuring they will be able to convert them with their love. That is not a very hopeful beginning.